EGS: Three Letters, Three Wells – A Pilgrimage in Glass
EGS: Three Letters, Three Wells – A Pilgrimage in Glass
This autumn, Finnish graffiti and contemporary artist EGS sets out on a journey to Kilkenny, Ireland — tracing the footsteps of Finnish design legend Kaj Franck, who travelled there in 1961.
Along the way, EGS plans to lose the path on purpose. Blending glass sculpture, graffiti, storytelling, holy wells and other sacred sites, the project reimagines what a design pilgrimage might look like today.
The outcome, titled 'Three Letters, Three Wells – A Pilgrimage in Glass' will be presented as part of Irish Design Week 2025 between 17th - 21st of November.
The project is a collaboration with Design Crafts Council Ireland and the Finnish Cultural Institute in the UK and Ireland.
People behind the project
EGS
Initially as a graffiti writer, EGS is known for his stylized world maps in which the three letters of his name are merged with geography, and has recently expanded his repertoire to sculpture and blown glass.